Syracuse vs. Villanova - Recap - March 12, 2008

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Pirates News; Big East Tourney
Published 3/12/2008 by bmac21 at Raise the Jolly Roger!
... Syracuse got rocked by Villanova in the opening 8-9 game [recap], ending chances of the Orange sneaking in from the bubble. Jim Boeheim will probably still whine when they are left out though. As if the NCAA Tourney isn't big enough. ...

I Just Wanna Dance With Somebody
Published 3/12/2008 by Dave <info@addictedtoquack.com> at Addicted To Quack: Front Page Posts
... against USC.  So I'm keeping my eye on the other bubble teams, because we can't afford for any other bubble teams to go on extended conference tournament runs (or for mid-majors to be upset in the conference tourneys).  We got some good news this morning, as Syracuse was blown out by Villanova, in a game that should pop the Orange's bubble.  However, Dayton was able to avoid the upset to St. Louis, winning in OT, keeping the Flyers' dreams alive.  That said, I'm not sure you can take an 8-8 A-10 team over a 9-9 Pac-10 team.  But a Dayton loss still ...

Saying An Unnaturally Elongated Goodbye To Sen. Clay Davis
Published 3/12/2008 by David Roth at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... , waiting for an opening to strike, we secondary contributors are scrambling around trying to find something, anything, to entertain our dozens of readers. I spent much of my afternoon watching the Big East Tournament — it’s research, and thus tax deductible — and found nothing there that could conceivably entertain anyone, especially Syracuse fans. And so I must reach further…into the (imaginary) halls of power in the (imaginary) Maryland State Senate, to its most infamous (imaginary) member, ...

When does Boeheim start feeling heat?
Published 3/13/2008 by Hermano at We Suck at Sports
... Syracuse went out with a bang this year, ending their dramatic NCAA Tournament hopes in excruciating fashion, at the barrage of threes from Villanova. But chin up, Orange fans, you guys are almost a lock for the NIT. This marks the 2nd consecutive year that Syracuse has failed to make the NCAA Tournament, and only the second such time in the Jim Boeheim era (the other being '81-'82), when Jim was in his 6th and 7th year at the school. ...